In one of Plato's more accessible works, Apollodorus tells a friend about a drinking party (or symposium) attended by many of intellectuals of late 5th century Athens. The men are one their second night of celebration for Agathon's victory at the city Dionysia, and decide that instead of drinking, they should give speeches in praise of love. - Summary by Libby Gohn
Recorded as a dramatic work, cast list:
Apollodorus:
KHandGlaucon:
Elizabeth KlettCompanion to Apollodorus, and Pausanias:
Beth ThomasAristodemus:
ToddHWSocrates:
alanmapstoneAgathon:
Peter TuckerServant:
staticstasyAristophanes:
Libby GohnEryximachus:
balaPhaedrus:
Eden Rea-HedrickDiotima:
Anna SimonAlcibiades:
Chuck WilliamsonEdited by
Libby Gohn
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